WHISPERS OF THE ALLAGASH | Fly Fishing Northern Maine's Wild Brook Trout & Arctic Charr Paradise

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  • @ReelTales
    @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hey All!
    Thanks for watching, It's so great to hear from you all!
    If you enjoyed watching, please think about liking and subscribing, it's free!
    Comment your thoughts below!

  • @WillyBeanz
    @WillyBeanz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Holy smokes that was an experience just to watch. Amazing cinematography and storytelling. This should be at a film festival, not just TH-cam. More people need to see this masterpiece!!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Willy!

  • @DPM-dp9on
    @DPM-dp9on 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What an outstanding video about a majestic part of Maine. You made this into an educational and thoughtful documentary. Poetry in film would not be an exaggeration.

  • @paulpezza4160
    @paulpezza4160 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    1990 Flew into camp with Bob. Everything was new. Now I'm old just like Bob. Had a great time in there with him.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is truly an amazing place!

  • @henrysimpson9469
    @henrysimpson9469 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I have traveled, fished and camped allover the US. The two placesI could never get enough of are the North Maine Woods and Denali NP in Alaska. Thanks for the film.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is so awesome to hear. Denali is certainly on the bucket list. I can only imagine how unique they are from one another, yet similar in many ways of remoteness!

    • @justinstimpson8223
      @justinstimpson8223 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Love this and couldn’t agree more. I live and guide in Northern Maine, and was forever changed by my back country hike in Denali.

  • @ZGADOW
    @ZGADOW 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I moved from Bangor to Salt Lake City. The trout fishing is great here , but MAN do I miss the big woods and the ocean. Maine is a special place.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It sure is! When are you paying a visit back to vacationland!?

  • @donhenigan
    @donhenigan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This video is pure genious! Bob Johnson and his Lodge are a true legend in The North Woods. I have great hunting memories staying in one of his cabins.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching, Don! Always awesome to reconnect with those memories. I bet Bob remembers those trips just as much as you do.

  • @allagashman69
    @allagashman69 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excellent work. The arctic char is obviously at the extreme southern edge of its range, so naturally they will exist in sparse numbers here; like any species at the edge of its range

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching! Likely due to never having a huge population here in the first place certainly factors into people not seeing just how fragile these populations truly are!

  • @tim81212
    @tim81212 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I hunted with Bob 30 years ago. Glad to see he is still going strong. I think ill make a other trip up there.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well worth it!

  • @richardmay1961
    @richardmay1961 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video, very well done. I floated the Allagash from start to finish back in the mid-eighties. It truly is a magical place. Thanks for reminding me.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching! I'm happy it brought back some good memories. A magical place it is!

  • @michaeldowns388
    @michaeldowns388 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've known Bob for quite a few years, met him when he was building a cabin at Chandler Lake...great guy!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hey Michael, he sure is! Thanks for watching along!

  • @tateyoder
    @tateyoder 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Amazing work, Devin. Background on the Allagash was incredible, and the whole film flowed so nicely I forgot I wasn't right there with you all.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks again for your help Tate!

  • @lukemajors5775
    @lukemajors5775 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Incredible film! Thanks for the great footage, soundtrack, and history. Is the music on any streaming platforms?

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for the kind words.The original soundtrack isn't on any streaming platforms... yet!

  • @BlutigeTranen
    @BlutigeTranen 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video. I fear there are too many people that are unconcerned about conserving locations like this. It's beautiful country but even in my not so short 37 years on this pale blue rock, I've seen an increase in the amount of people who do not take the destruction of nature seriously. Dense populous continues to spread. From my father's younger days to now, the town I grew up in, the same one he grew up in, has gone from a humble farm town with a mile or so between each home, a true General Store that predates Maine as a state, and a grange hall to a tourist town with apartment buildings, convenience stores, fast food restaurants and houses so close together that you can see each other through the window of your kitchen. The land we once could hunt grouse, partridge, turkey and deer has been encased in multi-unit town homes and single family homes. Our once proud 500 acres of land was slowly whittled down to 40 due to increasing cost and land tax, now virtually unusable for sport due to the risk inherent when children are at play. I fear that growth is ever slowly moving from Southern Maine; north. Where once brook trout lay wild, we now have to stock to keep a functioning fishery. The hum and bustle of traffic echoes over the water, banks strewn with litter.
    Money talks. As time goes on, the urban crawl has become an urban stride. Eventually, it will be a run. And then a sprint. More and more conservation areas are giving in to the offers of development. If you have any interest in the glory, beauty and prestige of Maine's natural habitats, I beg you; go now before it's gone. While I have many years left, I am confident that when my light goes out and I return to the Earth, Maine will be a state bustling with activity. More and more people wanting to live near the beauty, not realizing that they are robbing the world of it by doing so.

  • @dennispaine1624
    @dennispaine1624 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Have enjoyed the Allagash many times. Great fishing and a release from the everyday hectic life most of us endure. Retired in the Greenville, ME area and living the dream. We spend a week in the AWW every year fly fishing with friends.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching Dennis! That sounds like a fun time to look forward to each year… It sure is a special place.

  • @cathypetrosky6177
    @cathypetrosky6177 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for doing this! We spend a lot of time in Northern Maine. There is such a mystique about the Allagash. Our Eagle Scout son had 2 opportunities to spend a week on the Allagash. Such a special place. I learned a lot too👍

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for tuning in! It is certainly a special place that generations to come should be able to experience it's beauty and resources.

  • @NorthernFreighterCanoe
    @NorthernFreighterCanoe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very well done!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!

  • @mhm8222
    @mhm8222 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im from southwest Pennsylvania and spend 2 weeks camping then 2 weeks snowmobiling around Millenocket..love it !!!!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So glad you get to experience this neck of the woods! I get down to PA every now and then... There are special places everywhere!

  • @georgehirsch9152
    @georgehirsch9152 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done! Thank you!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Our pleasure! I’m glad you enjoyed watching!

  • @OscarOverlanding
    @OscarOverlanding 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching!

  • @davidbole8574
    @davidbole8574 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the first video I have seen of yours and really enjoyed it. I like the history lesson at the beginning as you showed how the ecosystem was damaged and why.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you David! I hope you stick around for our future videos!

  • @angelokomis1604
    @angelokomis1604 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi
    I'm based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I fish your waters vicariously through your films. You and Bluff Line Media really get the depth of flyfishing.
    Wishing you all the best

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much for watching! I’m glad we could take you along for the journey!

  • @johnporter9597
    @johnporter9597 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Grew up on the Allagash and many of those waterways around it. Great place to fish and also canoe the waterway, thanks for making me homesick.😂

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well we didn't mean to make you homesick! I hope it brought back fond memories of the area. I guess you will just have to visit soon again... Thanks for watching!

    • @johnporter9597
      @johnporter9597 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ReelTales I go home every 2 years for 2 months, this spring I will be there again.

  • @hookandreelco
    @hookandreelco 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    BEAUTIFUL video man! Been up to Baxter area a few times, and Allagash is definitely next on the list. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful spot and highlighting the importance of keeping these areas natural!!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! I hope you can get up there and appreciate it's raw beauty.

  • @HookAndAnvil
    @HookAndAnvil 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes! YES! This was such a great watch, gets me hyped for the fishing season ahead. Thanks for the great film!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching man!

  • @genevalangley7199
    @genevalangley7199 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautifully done!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!

  • @alexireland8334
    @alexireland8334 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Truly moving footage

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for tuning in Alex!

  • @RomeoEdward
    @RomeoEdward 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video and narration. I love going to the Allagash

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching!

  • @katherinevitello2331
    @katherinevitello2331 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    makes me wanna get out there 🎣

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do it!

  • @LewisPerkins-n9q
    @LewisPerkins-n9q 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done! One of my favorite places.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching! One of mine as well...

  • @brooktrout44
    @brooktrout44 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video. Great message. Don’t stop creating!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. More to come in the near future!

  • @AllagashGuideService
    @AllagashGuideService 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Thank you for sharing.. 👏🏼👏🏼

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching!

  • @jackfranzino
    @jackfranzino 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is incredible, such a great film!🔥

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much Jack!

  • @BendItFishing
    @BendItFishing 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love love love this!! Great work!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Much appreciated! Thanks for watching!

  • @4amwaj
    @4amwaj 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    amazing

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!

  • @Bidenshandler
    @Bidenshandler 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I appreciate you not saying where those certain spots you were brought to were

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Certainly. We aren’t in it to exploit a fishery, or even show people how or where to catch these. I think that also takes away from the fun of finding it! Thats part of the angling experience, right?

  • @nicholaskelly2946
    @nicholaskelly2946 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is awesome! Love the work

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for always supporting Nick!

  • @oldsmugglerflyfishing
    @oldsmugglerflyfishing 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic video mate!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Cheers

  • @benfinnigan7011
    @benfinnigan7011 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing editing!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching Ben!

  • @BluffLINEMedia
    @BluffLINEMedia 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great work! Subscribed. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Means a lot coming from you! Thanks for checking it out!

  • @williamemmons8816
    @williamemmons8816 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I had the good fortune to paddle the Allagash waterway ten years ago. Started at Telos Thoroughfare, down to Telos Dam . Then the complete trip to Allagash village. It was the best solo trip I’ve ever done. Started fishing the ponds you mentioned twenty years ago. Haven’t been back to the reclaimed pond since it was reclaimed. I moved North for retirement, this area is close to home now.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is so great to hear. Sounds like a really special trip! The pond is definitely alive and well, but not exactly sure the current regulations are exactly sufficient to protect the fishery forever. Though, when we all do our part in being mindful and educated on the places and species we fish for, good does follow!

    • @williamemmons8816
      @williamemmons8816 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ReelTales I’m sure I will spend some time there this June. I rarely keep any fish. Fly fish, barbless, C&R. I have been fortunate too have caught Artic Char in 8 different ponds so far.. If you haven’t planned an AWW trip yet I highly recommend it. Hopefully I can take my grandson this year , depends on how my left shoulder responds to paddling. . Had a bad rotator cuff injury and a partial repair was all they could do.

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@williamemmons8816 Well that's awesome, you're getting close to all 12 (one of those 12 being on the brink), ponds they are known to be found in! It is certainly on the radar, as with the 100 mile wilderness. You might even see a future film on those adventures, time will tell! Wishing a healthy year ahead and hope you get to enjoy that experience with your grandson!

  • @MossyFir_Official
    @MossyFir_Official 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What camera do you run? Great video!

    • @ReelTales
      @ReelTales  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There are a few different cameras that were used throughout but the majority was filmed on an a7siii and an a7iii. Thanks for watching!